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In his review in Allmusic, Zach Curd called Rewind, with its "big, clean production, and quality L.A. session musicians", a "great collection of blue-eyed soul and rock."[1] Curd went on to write:

Rivers sounds like a well-adjusted Southern hipster on tracks like "The Eleventh Song," which makes him sound like a cooler version of Sonny Bono. "Rosecrans Boulevard" showcases superb vocal harmonies and horn playing. The most interesting track would have to be "Sidewalk Song/27th Street," which is pretty mediocre as a song, but are the bizarre sound clips possibly attacking commercialism? No one really knows.[1]

Curd concluded that the album was "a solid, tight recording, with excellent production and inventive arrangements provided by Webb."[1]